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From the serious to the seriously fun, we've got you covered on your Daily Detroit. Devon O'Reilly is in to talk about:

01:11 - Michigan State of the State breakdown

02:54 - Governor Gretchen Whitmer said "Build baby build," with the goal of increasing the housing stock across the state to lower prices and increase quality

05:24 - Devon, as a dad, gets into incentives for growing Michigan families; tax credits, and universal PreK

10:07 - We talk about possible new state rebates for buying new cars, electric cars, and union-made cars. Is it a good idea?

12:57 - The Republican rebuttal looked like a bad lawyer ad

15:15 - Restaurant news: James Beard Semi-Finalist annouced and we talk about Metro Detroit competitors

21:45 - Jim Harbaugh is leaving Michigan for the NFL. Who should replace him? Are Michigan fans even upset?

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ESPN's Stephen A. Smith made some off-the-cuff comments about Detroit that got a lot of Detroiters real mad about how he perceived the city and the Lions impact on it.

02:09 - Norris Howard is in, and we talk about - should we have paid it so much attention? Should Detroit walk tall, knowing we have things to work on or respond to what he said negatively about areas outside of downtown? This segment is by listener request.

17:37 - We talk about a new rec center in Detroit's Chandler Park

20:33 - And the legendary rock venue Harpo's is up for sale

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If there's anything Detroiters know how to do, it's how to tap our feet and nod to the beat. And so often in history, those beats are made right here.

Local history expert, music tastemaster, and Motor City Soul Club co-founder Dan Austin joins me on the podcast to talk about Northern Soul, a genre that encompasses Motown - but there's so much more to discover. How do you find it? What's notable about it? He's also talking about the return of the Motor City Soul Stomp this Saturday evening at the Marble Bar.

The local podcast rundown:

00:52 - What makes Northern Soul music special to Dan?

03:31 - Motown might be the big name everyone knows, but there's so much more to the story

06:27 - Giving these Detroit music artists their due, remembrance and recognition

08:07 - Here are some ways to get started checking out Northern Soul for yourself

14:39 - The Motor City Soul Stomp returns after the pandemic hiatus this Saturday Night at the Marble Bar in Detroit. $5 cover, you're going to want to head on down. Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/777818770856268

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Fletcher Sharpe is in and we're here to talk the Detroit Lions.

01:08 - Is/was the curse of Bobby Layne real?

03:18 - Recapping the Lions/Buccaneers games, highlights, lowlights, things to watch out for

18:35 - Looking ahead to San Francisco and maybe and NFC Championship?

25:41 - Singing Zach Ertz at the last minute to boost the lineup

27:50 - Final game predictions

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Although a lot of attention is paid to buses and transit in the city of Detroit, the reality is the vast majority of people in Metro Detroit do not live within the city limits. Although some do, many of their trips to get around don't involve the city at all.

They're served by SMART - The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation - and any conversation about transit and linking southeast Michigan together involves their work.

In this conversation with Tiffany Gunter, Deputy GM at SMART, we talk about the plans ahead. From more bus drivers, how things are going since the last successful millage, the on-demand FLEX driver service, fixed guideways and more.

Podcast rundown:

01:08 - Where does SMART go in the region? And bringing more marketing for public transit.

02:39 - Update on how things are going for SMART after the last millage, including the first new bus lines in awhile.

04:34 - There's a national crisis on hiring more bus drivers and how that effects on time performance. And what they are doing to fix the problem.

06:59 - Some of the vision for the future of SMART

10:05 - Updating on how the Flex ride hailing and door-to-door service is going now that it has started.

12:21 On working with other agency partners like RTA, the State of Michigan, and DDOT

14:29 What is a fixed guideway? Future SMART app for riders, and when can you expect that to come online?

17:50 Generational shifts around public transit, and how SMART is adapting.

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Today's show is a special one as we kick off talking to Mike Tirico, the sports broadcasting legend. Then, Jer and Devon get into some stories to know around Metro Detroit.

01:43 - Mike Tirico joins Jer and Fletcher at Ford Field

12:46 - Ford is reducing production of the Ford Lightning, cutting jobs

16:23 - Detroit Beer Exchange is officially no more in Downtown Detroit. We discuss. Engineer Randy really liked their downtstairs space.

19:34 - Do we put the Big Sean / Emagine theatre in greater downtown Detroit in the dead pool?

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What is there to look forward to in 2024? Urbanize Detroit's Robin Runyan is in the Daily Detroit studio at Techtown and we discuss that and more.

00:46 - Amazon is buying a stake in Diamond Sports / Bally, which should improve service.

05:15 - In "Where we've been," Robin went and checked out the Oak Parker (in Oak Park) and gives a little update on the new Pie Sci location

07:16 - Is there anywhere to get good King Cake in Metro Detroit? Or does one have to ship from New Orleans?

09:22 - Robin's five move exciting development trends in Detroit in 2024.

More: https://detroit.urbanize.city/post/5-detroit-development-stories-watch-2024

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We now know our weekend playoff opponent: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers. So what's next? What do the Detroit Lions need to do? Plus, we talk a little bit about the Pistons trade.

Full rundown:

00:34 - Next opponent: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

04:41 - What are the Vegas odds?

07:29 - What is going on with Cam Sutton (and the difficult job he has to do)

08:56 - Pushing the envelope

10:41 - What do the Lions need to do to Win the playoff game?

13:15 - The wild fan reactions to Matthew Stafford coming back

17:25 - Detroit sports fans need to embrace and bring back some swagger of success

20:39 - We discuss the recent Pistons trade that kinda got overshadowed by the Lions

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With the recent drama at the Michigan State Party around who's in charge, finances and more - we got to thinking, in the age of Trump, does a state party matter anymore, or is it just all about whatever Trump does?

After all, he's the focus of attention, resources from voters, and looks to be the clear lock for the nomination. So is the Republican party as we knew it, dead? And means something else now? Does the infighting matter as Trump is going to call all the shots everywhere now anyway, and raise all the money?

News story about the internal divisions: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/13/separate-michigan-gop-group-votes-to-keep-kristina-karamo-as-chair/72216510007/

The rundown:

01:21 - Norris Howard talks about his dad being hyped for the Lions

02:56 - Is there a Republican Party that matters, or is it all basically whatever Trump wants and decides? Where the apapratus, the fundraising, we're in a diffrent era where it's about one man, as opposed to a party platform? Because it looks like what right leaning voters want is Trump. Not someone with his policies but different, but him. And they definitely don't want someone like a Chris Christie.

14:56 - Norris shares some of his thoughts as African-American voters, especially Black men, are more and more looking to the right as more and more black women increase their power and education, and the difficult conversation that has to be had in his community.

19:41 - And finally, the Auto Show is moving to January. Norris had some strong feelings about it, so now it's official, he's got a couple thoughts.

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The Detroit Lions won their first playoff game in a long, long time against the LA Rams.

How are we feeling about it? Is the "Same Old Lions" curse over? How great was it the Lions spread their offense across multiple tools? How about Goff beating Stafford?

We were going to be off today as it's a Federal Holiday (MLK Day), but because of the unique news this is a bonus edition of the podcast where Fletcher and Jer talk about everything that happened.

This is recorded before the Buccaneers / Eagles game tonight, we'll focus on them and that opponent on a future pod.

Thanks to Scott Millington for the cover photo. https://www.instagram.com/sapmillington/?hl=en

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